Detroit City Council hearing adjourned amid shouting match
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Uploaded on Apr 11, 2008
By Suzette Hackney • Detroit Free Press Staff Writer
A Detroit City Council special investigative session into a police whistle-blower lawsuit settlement erupted into a yelling match when President Pro Tem Monica Conyers made claims that she was being disrespected.
The argument began when Conyers asked an independent attorney who was testifying if the council could be sued by Detroit residents for approving the $8.4-million lawsuit settlement.
Councilwoman JoAnn Watson said: "They can sue you; I voted no."
Conyers told Watson to stop interrupting and disrespecting her. She added: "We all know how you voted; you don't have to keep repeating it."
Moments later, Conyers interrupted Council President Ken Cockrel as he was questioning Carl Edwards, the Detroit attorney. Cockrel reminded Conyers that he had the floor and banged his gavel repeatedly.
Conyers railed: "You're not my Daddy. You're not going to disrespect me. Grow up! Control your house and learn how to treat women."
Cockrel told Conyers that she was "one to talk."
Conyers also made repeated mocking reference to Cockrel as Shrek, the green, grumpy and rotund ogre from the animated film.
As the council members yelled at each other, residents attending the hearings yelled, as well. "You're disrespecting the citizens!" and "This is a shame!"
Cockrel took a quick recess to regain order before then breaking for lunch.
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Spokker 9 months ago
And they were so close to agreeing that murder is wrong.
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John W 5 months ago
detroit will not be a prominent city until the niggers are out
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Weirdpoe 1 month ago
Leave a nigger in charge of a governmental seat, small wonder Detroit has gone down the drain all those years...
We made a mistake so it's time to send all those black folks back to Africa. On the upside, once they all arrive back there, Africa will suddenly become high quality anyways so it's a Win-Win.
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Gorubahn 1 month ago
Touche,
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Michael Ahonen 1 month ago
Detroit is too stupid to fix its own problems.
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John W 1 month ago
how so?
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chimaHD1 1 month ago
them and us? the comments under this video are disgusting, but its easy to be this vile on the internet. this is the reason african americans treat the opinions of whites the way they do. if we can end the racial divide only then will progress be made.
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chimaHD1 1 month ago
detroit will never be prominent when idiots like you exist.
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Dale Andrews 1 month ago
Is there any wonder why Detroit is a dump? Put Blacks in charge and it happens every single time. Obongo is on his way to destroying America. It would take him longer to take the most powerful nation on Earth from solvency to bankruptcy, and eight years is not long enough. He'll leave the next president with an over 20 TRILLION dollar debt leaving Obongo("low information") voters in the dark about who was responsible. The liberal media will cover for him, but it will trigger a worldwide panic.
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blackbolt75 1 month ago
So much racism in these comments.
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blackbolt75 1 month ago
There is no freedom of the press. The press is controlled by corporations. Freedoms of religion, I doubt that because some churches get funding from the state and they are to preach what the state wants them to preach not the truth.
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